10. Zomg, the final eight episodes of Breaking Bad start this Sunday. Someone hold me!!! On another TV note - we are three episodes into Orange is the New Black and we looooove. So well done. Funny and lots of boobs showing for the hubs. *wink* 9. If you have yet to subscribe, Fiction Vixen and I sent out our first monthly newsletter called, How Many Licks. This month’s theme was Western Romance and we had Lorelei James contribute some sexy facts to the list. Next month we will feature Continue Reading
Blog Tour: Are you ready to be Claimed?
CLAIMED Book Blurb: A novel of erotic discovery and forbidden desire that goes beyond Fifty Shades of Grey. Presley Flynn is ripe to experience her secret fantasies… and Dmitri Pratt wants nothing more than to fulfill them. Once inside the elite Club Sin in Las Vegas, Presley is nervous but excited—and determined to surrender to her every desire. Dmitri is her Master, and his touch is like fire. With each careful, calculated caress, he unleashes her wildest inhibitions, giving her Continue Reading
The Alpha-Hole Hero. Hot or Not?
A few weeks ago I reviewed Sweetened with a Kiss by Lexxie Callahan and in the review I referred to the hero as an ‘alpha-hole.’ To me, an alpha-hole hero is one that is very alpha and also an asshole. It’s his way or no way (of course the heroine always gets her way at the end) This hero goes above and beyond being arrogant and possessive. I feel an alpha-hole hero can be a believable romantic hero as long as there is proper redemption on his part. To me, an alpha-hole is not necessary a Continue Reading
Review: Caught Up In You by Roni Loren
Caught up in You by Roni Loren (Loving on the Edge #4) Released: August 6, 2013 BDSM Berkley Reviewed by Mandi All Kelsey wants to do is save up enough money to go to culinary school. Her day job is working at a diner and making amazing muffins. Her night job is being a dominatrix at The Ranch, an exclusive BDSM club. She likes both jobs, although being a Dom is emotionally exhausting. The highlight of her day is in the mornings when Wyatt comes in for breakfast. Wyatt is a Continue Reading
Winners!
The winners of Risk & Reward by Alisha Rai are: Amy R. Rebe Lammie Congrats! Thanks to Alisha Rai for hosting the contest. Continue Reading
Review: Masked Cowboy by Sarah M. Anderson
Masked Cowboy by Sarah M. Anderson (Men of the White Sandy #2) August 6, 2013 Contemporary Samhain Reviewed by Mandi I recently read my first Sarah Anderson book (from a different series) and really liked her voice. When I found out this hero was scarred and a bit tortured, I had to try it. I’m happy to say, I enjoyed this one. Mary Beth has a new job as a large animal vet out west near Lakota Indian territory in South Dakota. She will be seeing cattle and horses mostly on the Continue Reading
DNF Review: In His Command by Rie Warren
In His Command by Rie Warren (Don’t Tell #1) Released: August 6, 2013 Futuristic M/M Forever Reviewed by Mandi I was very interested in reading this book, as I’m all for the big publishers publishing GBLT romance. Unfortunately, this romance did not work for me at all. I actually ended up putting this book down at the 60% mark and not picking it back up again. This book takes place in the future, I believe 2070. There has been The Purge, then The Plague and the vast majority of Continue Reading
Cover Reveal: Rocky Mountain Freedom by Vivian Arend
Rocky Mountain Freedom by Vivian Arend – releasing November 19th. Three hurting hearts. Too many secrets. One chance to conquer their fears. Six Pack Ranch, Book 6 Over the past year, Travis Coleman lost the two people he allowed closest to his heart. Both gave him ultimatums—then left. Hell if he needs that kind of pain again. Time to move forward without the friends he thought might save him from his dangerous cravings. When Ashley Sims returns to Rocky Mountain House, her rambling Continue Reading
Review and Giveaway: Risk & Reward by Alisha Rai
Risk & Reward by Alisha Rai (Bedroom Games #2) Erotic Contemporary Released: August 6, 2013 Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Earlier this year I read Play With Me by Alisha Rai, book one in this series and liked it a lot. It starts the story of Wyatt and Tatiana, who once were deeply in love as teenagers, but their relationship ended. Years later, Wyatt has gone from having nothing to owning his own casino in Las Vegas. Tatiana decided not to pursue science like her parents, Continue Reading
The Marriage in Trouble Trope
I love, love, love a marriage in trouble trope in a romance book. It’s different. It’s not hero/heroine meets hero/heroine, flirt, court, say I love you. No. These two are already in love but circumstances have either forced them apart, or lack of communication has driven them to feel alone. And now we get to see how they put it all back together again, which can be even more sexy than new love. In a marriage in trouble trope, the couple knows how to love to each other, but sometimes they have Continue Reading